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Meaning of comparison

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

comparison

Pronunciation:/kəmˈpæɹɪsən//kəmˈpæɹɪsən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

    Example: to bring a thing into comparison with another;  there is no comparison between them

  2. An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each-other.

    Example: He made a careful comparison of the available products before buying anything.

  3. With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.

    Example: There really is no comparison between the performance of today's computers and those of a decade ago.

  4. (grammar) The ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees, as in hot, hotter, hottest.